Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27

0dnu, anu 0eT ndUUS So DdNlS Out
thumb and torefinger had to be amputa
ted, and it is feared that the thumb and
forefinger on the other hand will have to
be taken ff...As Mr. George Pike of
this town was making Il neighborly call
sunday, a young horse he had driven
broke loose from his htching post and ran
away, breaking his harness and buggy,
which was new one.... Last Tuesday
Il young boy was driving Hon. II. G. HIPS
work horses when they ran away through
the Corners to the west shore of the Is
land, down what is known as the Roches-
ter hill and around the shore as far as
Stephen Connolly's where they We've stop
ped. No damage was done to the horses
or wagon except II broken tug Mr.
Ira Hall went to Newport last week with
his young Patchen stallion that he has
lately sold to parties living IN Brighton
Our bridge Is no longer free bridge
as Mr.. Naylor commenced work there
last week ......A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Callaghan, May IS.
Bennington.
Hon. II. G. Root received intelligence
Wednesday that the government appro-
priatlon for the Bennington Battle monu-
ment would be Immediately available and
that a draft would within day or two
be sent to Gov. Ormsbee with whom the
account with the United States treasury
is to be opened. The Rutland HerdId,
G.. NJ. Bliss has been left out in the for
nation of the building committee, alleg
ing that on account of the study of the
whole subject" which ne has made that
"those who have known him chiefly in
connection with it would feel safer about
it If he were IN situation to see the work
through" No one who knows Mr. Bliss
will deny that he has done some good
work for the monument but for any one
to suppose that the work of building the
monument would be under any safer, or
more competent supervision with &. NJ.
Bliss on the building committee, is sim
ply absurd. At the rate of speed that the
association are moving i'll the matter of
construction there need be no fears that
they are not moving safely and with dis
cretiOn. Mr.. Bliss has already been
known long and well enough as 'the
monument" ......A a project is on foot to
convert the old seminary in Bennington
Centre into a summer hotel ; and with j,
Wood Griswold and G.. r. Sanford to push
the scheme something more than talk
may be looked for .... Families who are
III the habit of spending their summers
| in Bennir gtou are making arrangements
to come about the first of June ..... Some
of the furniture for the soldiers home
which has been necessary before the re
ceptiOn OF its occupants, has arrived and
Capt Coitey says he "will have his boys
all here in few days now"
sSSome of the Eastenders, who feel ag
grieved by the removal of the postotlict
| That Will not inJure the postoffice unless
they deposit their letters in another office
..... Mrs Rev. w. w. Foster is GONZALES
cent from the late surgical operation.
Ripton.
On the night of the 18th Orn Danforth
dwelling house and sksting rink were Ell
tirely consumed by fire. The most of th
furniture was saved. The buildings were
partly insured .... Rev. Moses Pattel
moved to Dandy, where he is engaged t.
preach. He breaches his first discours
next Sunday. The farmers have th'
most of their grain sown and still there i
snow banks in sight. ......R II. h. Bentle,
will move soon to Rutland, where he ha
a job of teaming
Waterbury.
George w. Randall has been raftin!
down the river lot of spruce trees to hi
steam mill in Bolton TO make long timber
for the railroad company. ......The ic
cream parlor of Mrs David Ring has bee
well patronized during the late warn
weather. r.... Curtis y. Arms is taking
needed rest after many years of close at
tention to business The inventor
has been taken and Mr.. Georg
w. Atkins with his son Fred
seems to be fully installed in the bus
mess with Mr.. Haines. IN. l.. Gibson
the barber, has returned TO his old room
in Barrett's hotel neatly papered AM
painted. The Citizens band gave
concert at the park Friday evening .,...
Dan Richardson is orator of the grad
uating class at the ST. Johnsbury academ.
this term.
Middlebury.
The Teachers Institute came to an ent
I.i,l h Ice rni
Granville Wager of Middlebury college o.
"Some experiences in Italy" The eXer
cises were begun with piano duett b
Mrs. &. d. Miner and Miss Hattie Bond
superintendent Dartt said We are great
ly indebted for the success of this instltut
to the superintendent and teachers q
the county, and we wish to return thank
to them for their efforts. We also desir
to give thanks to the teachers o
the Middlebury school, to the facult
of the college, and especially t
Rev. Mr., Palmer, superintendent c
the Middlebury schools to whose III
firing efforts the gratifying success of ou
, meetings is so largely due" Prof Iage
then commenced his Italian lecture, AM
his talk on old and new Italy, with dt
scriptions of men and manners and crit
cisms of art and literature, were great
the hall. Prot Wager was greeted wit
: applause both at his appearance
,, upon the platform and at tn
conclusion of his lecture. .......M
> Frank b. Hyde, who Is studying theolog
i at the Union Theological schoo
New York, is at home for tn
summer vacation ... Rev. S. Lewis
Speare, pastor of the Middlebury Congrt
gational church, who has been away on
: two months leave of absence in Califo
!, mia, arrived in town Thursday evening
: ... While the river drivers were at wor
Friday morning trying to break the jail
. of pulp logs below the falls, one OF theI
got into the river and had "A narro'
: escape. With the assistance of his con
panons he at last got out, but was COZ
: ! sderably bruised He was green han
!, from Brandon and took the first train tc
q home. AT a special convocation of Po
ter Chapter, No. %, Royal Arch Mason
> Friday evening" the Royal Arch degre
: was conferred on one person. membt
; of the senior class of Middlebury colleg
. Among those present from abroad wei
Z Past High Priests Ozro Meacham and
a n. Manchester and Companions Geore
: A. Crossman and w. +. Scott of Farme
" Chapter, No, 8, of Brandon. The visltlI
. com naniOns were entertained by the MI